“They are on a great run of form and will give us a really tough match.

“They are young, they have terrific energy, come with a good gameplan and are strong in all areas.

“That said, we always believe that if we play to our strengths we are more than a match for anyone.”

While Peaks refuses to look too far ahead, he does accept the game’s importance.

“Of course it is a massive match for both sides,” he conceded.

“It is only three points but they do become that little bit more important when you are playing sides around you.

“The more points we pick up, the more pressure it puts on everyone else.

“But we’ll need to be on our game.

“It would be great if we could get a good crowd in to help us make the most of home advantage.

“I haven’t said it for a while, but they are our 12th man when they get behind us.

“Hopefully a game like this will bring them in because it does make a difference.

“It’s certainly helped us over the last three or four years. I know it gives me a lift so it must do the same for the players.”

Peaks will have Ollie Wilkinson available again for the weekend’s crunch clash but – although they are getting closer to full fitness – Richard Bunting, Nabil Shariff and Tom Liversedge are still not ready for first-team action.

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